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NBA 2k14 Year 1 "Rudy Gay Traded"

Posted on November 14, 2013 at 11:08 AM.

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November 9th, 2013- Rudy Gay was moved for the second time in two years. This time to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The trade makes sense for both teams as Minnesota is trying to build a team around Kevin Love that will keep him satisfied and willing to stay in Minnesota. This is a huge lift for the Timberwolves as they are starting to look like a threat to the Western Conference elite. The trade was as follows

Minnesota receives: Rudy Gay, D.J. Augustin
Toronto receives: Derrick Williams, Chase Budinger, J.J. Barea, Gorgui Dieng, and 2nd round draft choice TBD.

Toronto has made it quite clear that Rudy Gay has not been in their plans. GM Ujiri was newly hired and is building around his gut instincts. Mainly Toronto has wanted to build around Jonas Valanciunas and is in high hopes of drafting Andrew Wiggins. Trading Gay will allow Toronto to really go all out in the tanking process and pick up nice prospects in Derrick Williams and Gorgui Dieng. Williams has averaged 7.7 ppg and 4.7 rpg in only 18.3 mpg. It looks like Toronto will be placing him in the starting lineup from the get-go and see how Williams fairs. Williams was the number 2 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft and has not quite lived up to the expectations.